anti-imperialist

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ imperialist

Adjective[edit]

anti-imperialist (comparative more anti-imperialist, superlative most anti-imperialist)

  1. Against imperialist ideals and practices.

Usage notes[edit]

  • anti-imperialist is several times more common than antiimperialist in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

anti-imperialist (plural anti-imperialists)

  1. One who opposes imperialism.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (antiimperialist*6),anti-imperialist at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

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